STrib: Gophers basketball to play in Hall of Fame Tip-Off but later in November

[BleedGopher]

per Marcus:

Richard Pitino and his Gophers basketball team will still play in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Connecticut this year, but the tournament now has officially changed dates.

Minnesota, along with a field that still includes Marquette and Rhode Island, will play in the HOF Tip-Off at Mohegan Sun on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, sources told the Star Tribune.

Temple reportedly replaced Central Florida as a fourth team in the tournament. The Gophers were originally scheduled to play Nov. 21 vs. UCF, and on Nov. 22 vs. the winner or loser of Marquette/Rhode Island in Uncasville, CT.

But now the HOF matchups are to be determined in the coming weeks.

Gophers basketball to play in Hall of Fame Tip-Off but later in November

The Gophers men's basketball team will play in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Connecticut on Nov. 28-29 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The tournament was scheduled for Nov. 21-22.

www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[60's Guy]

Maybe we can get another little four team tournament at Mystic or Treasure Island?
There is a lot to do in Las Vegas...I could possibly see college teams making that an excursion.
What is the thought of a college team playing at the Mohegan Sun Casino?
And it is an hour plus from the Basketball Hall of Fame....so okay but..

 

[Ope3]

Maybe we can get another little four team tournament at Mystic or Treasure Island?
There is a lot to do in Las Vegas...I could possibly see college teams making that an excursion.
What is the thought of a college team playing at the Mohegan Sun Casino?
And it is an hour plus from the Basketball Hall of Fame....so okay but..

The Mohegan Sun has a multi-purpose Arena on site that seats 10,000, that their WNBA team uses and booked several concerts when that was a thing. It is situated in an area that draws from locals that commute to New York City as well as can draw from NJ-NY, Hartford, Boston, Providence...

Maybe a boutique arena with a capacity of say 5000-6000, could work at Mystic or TI, but otherwise way to close to the Twin Cities to complete with all the facilities for anything bigger.

I wonder when the next large arena will be built anywhere in the US.

 

[Holy Man]

The Mohegan Sun has a multi-purpose Arena on site that seats 10,000, that their WNBA team uses and booked several concerts when that was a thing. It is situated in an area that draws from locals that commute to New York City as well as can draw from NJ-NY, Hartford, Boston, Providence...

Maybe a boutique arena with a capacity of say 5000-6000, could work at Mystic or TI, but otherwise way to close to the Twin Cities to complete with all the facilities for anything bigger.

I wonder when the next large arena will be built anywhere in the US.

Not anytime soon. It will be years before people comfortably gather in large crowds again, and that's after safe vaccines are easily available.

 

[howeda7]

Not anytime soon. It will be years before people comfortably gather in large crowds again, and that's after safe vaccines are easily available.

Let's face it, overall, in person attendance at sporting events was on the decline even before this.

 

[60's Guy]

More true, seemingly every day...